Save our shame!, By Wole Olaoye

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Save our shame!, By Wole Olaoye

Nobody gets a second chance to make a first impression. If you go to the river for a swim and, in your very first attempt at testing the depth, a crocodile attempts to snatch your foot, would you still dive in and give the croc a hearty breakfast? That is exactly how tourism functions. There […]

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